Seven up-and-coming National Theatre of Scotland artists will be showcasing their work at a free evening of performance. Each of the artists has won a place on the Bank of Scotland Emerge programme, which annually supports emerging talent, enabling artists to develop their potential.

In the first of a series of events, these artists will share their work or to talk about their placements with the Company. The evening features new work performed in Scots, English and Gaelic.

Eildih Danielswill present a tale about show business, fame and delusion performed in Gaelic for a Gaelic and non-Gaelic speaking audience.

Adura Onashilewill discuss her move into working as a lead artist and her plans for the work that she will make as part of Emerge. The audience will also see extracts from a previous work, Hela, which explored the life of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells accidentally became one of the most important tools in medicine.

Catriona Lexy Campbellwill tell a story handed down through the generations of her family, of the day her great-great Aunt met the notorious murderer, Mac an t-Sronaich, on the moor on the Isle of Lewis.

Martin O’Connorwill present two spoken word piecescelebratingthe poetry of the Glaswegian dialect which sets out to discover an oral history of Glasgow using found language and spoken word to explore industry, empire, unemployment and familial ties.

Also as part of the evening, directors Rob Jones, and Debbie Hannan talk about their experiences working behind the scenes on the National Theatre of Scotland shows Macbeth and Enquirer, and Sarah MacDonald looks forward to working on Glasgow Girls, the musical, coming to the Citizens Theatre in the autumn.

EMERGE is curated by Caroline Newall, Director of Artistic Development at the National Theatre of Scotland. Audiences are invited to join the Artistic Development team and artists at the CCA, to sample the work, express their opinions and carry on the conversation in the bar afterwards.

About National Theatre of Scotland

In its short life, the National Theatre of Scotland has already earned a significant national and international reputation for its daring and originality.
The National Theatre of Scotland was established in 2006 and has created over 200 productions. Being a theatre without walls and building-free, the Company presents a wide variety of work that ranges from large-scale productions to projects tailored to the smallest performing spaces. In addition to conventional theatres, the Company has performed in airports, schools, tower blocks, community halls, ferries and forests.
The National Theatre of Scotland creates much of its work in partnership with theatre-makers, companies, venues and participants across the globe. From extraordinary projects with schools and communities, to the ground-breaking online 5 Minute Theatre to landmark pieces such as The James Plays by Rona Munro - the National Theatre of Scotland’s aspiration is to tell the stories that need to be told and to take work to wherever audiences are to be found.